| Edition |
Ultimate 2-disc ed. |
| Description |
2 DVDs (DVD) (45 min., 63 min.) : sd., b&w ; 12 cm. |
| Note |
Special features: Sherlock Jr. : audio commentary by film historian David Kalat ; documentary short on the making of the film, written by film historian David B. Pearson ; visual essay on the film's locations by Silent Echoes author John Bengtson. Three ages: Man's Genesis (1912) a nine-minute excerpt of the D. W. Griffith prehistoric romance that inspired Keaton's parody ; visual essay on the film's locations by Silent Echoes author John Bengtson ; Three Ages re-cut as a trio of stand-alone short films. |
| Contents |
Sherlock Jr. (45 min., 1924) / a Metro attraction ; directed by Buster Keaton ; produced by Joseph M. Schenck ; screenplay by Jean Havez, Joseph Mitchell, & Clyde Bruckman -- Three ages (63 min., 1923) / a Metro attraction ; directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline ; produced by Joseph M. Schenck ; screenplay by Jean Havez, Joseph Mitchell, & Clyde Bruckman. |
| Credits |
Sherlock Jr.: photographed by Byron Houck and Elgin Lessley ; music by The Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra and The Club Foot Orchestra ; Three ages: photographed by Elgin Lessley and William McGann ; music arranged and conducted by Robert Israel ; organ score by Lee Erwin. |
| Cast |
Sherlock Jr.: Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, Joe Keaton; Three ages: Buster Keaton, Margaret Leahy, Wallace Beery. |
| Summary |
Widely regarded as one of the most visually inventive silent comedies ever made, Sherlock Jr. offers fast-paced slapstick as well as a brilliant deconstruction of the filmmaking process. Keaton stars as a movie theater projectionist who dreams of becoming a super-sleuth and , in one breathtaking sequence, literally steps into the screen to bring his fantasies to life. |
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Another comedy for film-lovers (that plays upon the conventions of cinema), Three Ages is a clever spoof of D.W. Griffith's Intolerance. In Keaton's multi-narrative epic, man's primal quest for love is played out in the Stone Age, Ancient Rome, and the Jazz Age. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
All regions; NTSC; HD from archival 35 mm; 2.0 stereo.; 5.1 surround sound (Sherlock Jr.). |
| Language |
Silent with English intertitles and musical score. |
| Subject |
Motion picture projectionists -- Drama.
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Feature films -- United States.
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Silent films -- United States.
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Comedy films -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
DVD-Video discs.
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| Added Author |
Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966.
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McGuire, Kathryn, 1897-1978.
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Keaton, Joe, 1867-1946.
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Leahy, Margaret, 1902-1967.
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Beery, Wallace.
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Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961.
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Cline, Edward, 1892-1961.
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Havez, Jean, 1872-1925.
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Mitchell, Joseph A.
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Bruckman, Clyde, 1894-1955.
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Israel, Robert, 1963-
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Erwin, Lee.
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Kino International Corporation.
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Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.
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Club Foot Orchestra.
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Metro Pictures Corporation.
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| Note |
Title appears as: Buster Keaton : Sherlock Jr. and Three ages |
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Sherlock Junior |
| Standard No. |
738329071622 |
| Music No. |
K716 Kino International |
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